WORLD REFUGEE DAY

Naples - Marrakech - Tunis - Tirana | 20 June 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

The "United States of the World" with its autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo" and "Accademia del Mediterraneo" celebrated "World Refugee Day" in order to intensify efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts and contribute to peace and security for refugees.
The United Nations General Assembly chose to celebrate "World Refugee Day" on 20 June each year with Resolution 55/76. The document was passed on 4 December 2000 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
The "United States of the World" joined with Resolution No. 136 of 16 July 2001.
"Still this year, said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, Syrians, citizens of Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be among those most in need of a resettlement programme".
Several events have been organised in various countries by the "United States of the World" around the world to mark the Day.

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STUDENTS FROM THE "ALPI-LEVI" INSTITUTE NOMINATED "STANDARD BEARERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD"

Naples | 16 June 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

Accompanied by Prof. Maya Bova and Prof. Anna De Mattia, students from the Istituto Comprensivo "Alpi-Levi" in Scampia visited the headquarters of the "United States of the World" and the Museum of Peace, a World Heritage Site.
On this occasion, the Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso illustrated the aims of the institution and appointed all the teachers and students present - by virtue of the resolution of the International Committee that decreed the adhesion of the I.C. "Alpi-Levi" to the SUM network - as " Standard Bearers of the United States of the World".

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HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO UKRAINE

Odessa | 01 June 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

The Fondazione Mediterraneo with the United States of the World - represented by the president of the Volunteer Commission Giuseppe Lumia and Giovan Battista Cicchetti Marchegiani president of the National Civil Protection Mobile Column Emergency Operations Group - ETS - carried out a mission in Odessa, delivering an ambulance and basic necessities.
On this occasion, it was agreed with the Municipality of Odessa to set up a stable centre for the rehabilitation and assistance of minors victims of the conflict.
At the conclusion of the mission, Senator Lumia and Dr. Cicchetti Marchegiani delivered the Ukrainian flag with the signatures of the participants into the hands of president the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso.

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CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY BECOMES THE BRANCH OFFICE OF THE "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD"

Marrakech | 17 May 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: The United States of the World

Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) of Marrakech was chosen, on Wednesday, to host the branch office of both the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World for the southern shore of the Mediterranean.
During a solemn ceremony, held at the presidency of the UCA in the presence of a host of academics, researchers, experts and students, the plaque and flag of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World were affixed at the entrance of the rectorate of the UCA, which has been the headquarters since 2000 of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, which became an autonomous section of the "United States of the World" from 2022.
"The new plaque at the entrance to the presidency and the presentation of the official flag of the United States of the World are evidence of the commitment of our institution to international cooperation and the promotion of peace in the world," stressed the president of Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), Prof. Moulay El Hassan Hbid.
Affirming that this ceremony "marks an important step in our collaboration with the United States of the World Foundation", he indicated that UCA "is taking a new step in its collaboration by becoming the headquarters of the United States of the World. This is a responsibility we take very seriously, and we are committed to working with the Foundation to promote international cooperation, education, research and innovation, in the interest of peace and the well-being of all the world's people.
Prof. Hhbid said he was deeply honoured and proud of this award, which "represents a huge responsibility that encourages me to redouble my efforts to further contribute to the advancement of our university and the promotion of international cooperation".
For his part, prof. Michele Capasso, Secretary General of the "United States of the World" and Director General of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, and Mrs. Pia Molinari, President of the Governing Board, noted that this is a "historic" day, which marks the realization of a dream cherished since 1988 in Marrakech, for the establishment of a headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World, which has 181 member countries and 16,000 institutions and civil society organizations.

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